There's a big difference between "not caring" or being "nihilistic" about a topic and simply not being enrolled by the drama presented by other people. Just because my characters choose not to react in standard, socially-appropriate ways - that does not mean they don't care. They just reject ordinary dramas.
Chuck PalahniukBig Brother isnโt watching. Heโs singing and dancing. Heโs pulling rabbits out of a hat. Big Brotherโs busy holding your attention every moment youโre awake. Heโs making sure youโre always distracted. Heโs making sure youโre fully absorbed.
Chuck PalahniukThe career of a movie star consists of helping everyone else forget their troubles. Using charm and beauty and good cheer to make life look easy.
Chuck PalahniukAs young people we want something to slow us down and keep us trapped in one place long enough to look below the surface of the world. That disaster is a car crash or a war. To make us sit still. It can be getting cancer or getting pregnant. The important part is how it seems to catch us by surprise. That disaster stops us from living the life we'd planned as children - a life of constant dashing around.
Chuck Palahniuk